PSYLLID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does psyllid mean? 

• PSYLLID (noun)
  The noun PSYLLID has 1 sense:

1. small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices

  Familiarity information: PSYLLID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PSYLLID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

jumping plant louse; psylla; psyllid

Hypernyms ("psyllid" is a kind of...):

louse; plant louse (any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants)

Holonyms ("psyllid" is a member of...):

Chermidae; family Chermidae; family Psyllidae; Psyllidae (jumping plant lice)